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Rancid Aluminum (2000)
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Rancid Aluminum (2000)
Original name: Rancid Aluminium
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Pete Thompson thinks he has it all. However, following the death of his father his close friend and accountant reveals the company he has been left is bust and the only way out is to do business with the Russian mafia. His life and heart are on the line when he leave to restore the fortunes of the family firm.
Style: humorous, semi serious, tense, sad, offbeat, realistic, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy
Plot: hitman, family business, going straight, gangster, betrayal, life is a bitch, love affair, family problems, down on your luck, drug abuse, buddies, dishonesty, cons and scams, dark humor, infidelity, addiction, love and romance, sexual relations, couples, dysfunctional family, disorder, crumbling marriage, unlikely criminals, couple relations, violent content ...
Time: 90s
Place: england, europe, russia, london, germany
Keyword: gangsters, russian

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, dark comedy, semi serious and humorous films with plots about murder, dishonesty, gangster, cigarette smoking, sex, female nudity and friendship mostly in Crime, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Rancid Aluminum: Birthday Girl (2001), Mad Dog Time (1996), Novocaine (2001), I Went Down (1997), Dead Gorgeous (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Birthday Girl (2001)
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Country: UK, USA
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
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Novocaine (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, suspenseful, tricky, humorous ...
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Time: year 2001
Place: wisconsin, arizona, usa, france
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
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Style: dark comedy, independent film, realistic, semi serious, witty ...
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Time: year 1997, 90s
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Dead Gorgeous (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
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Duration: 99 min.
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Style: dark comedy, black comedy, independent film, tense, realistic ...
Audience: teens
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Time: year 1997, 90s
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Duration: 105 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
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Duration: 105 min.
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Duration: 83 min.
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30%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min.
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Style: dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, not serious, semi serious ...
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Time: 20th century
Place: australia
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30%
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Duration: 111 min.
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Duration: 115 min.
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Duration: 88 min.
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Style: humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic
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Country: UK, Germany
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Sucker Punch (2003)
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Matador (2005)
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Country: Ireland, Germany, USA
Duration: 96 min.
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Style: dark comedy, light, humorous, black comedy, suspense ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Kicked in the Head (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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